As the members of the House of Lords continued to discuss the issue at hand, what was originally a mild din grew to a loud ruckus.
Suddenly, a large hand was lifted above the clamor in the House. With some difficulty and the help of a study cane, the owner of the hand stood.
Noticing the hand, the Lord Speaker shouted over the din. "Order! The Speaker acknowledges Lord Halloran, Baron of Hartfordshire."
Several heads turned, noticing the elephantine figure of Baron Robert Halloran, who had barely fit into his seat. Halloran was known to have spent nearly his entire life in the House of Lords, having first begun to represent after inheriting a large parcel of land from the childless Sir William Egan following the man's death nearly fifty years ago. At 77, the morbidly large Halloran was almost never seen in public, but had managed to get his hands on most issues regarding the crown using his considerable connections, wealth, and influence.
Smiling and turning to look at the members of the House of Lords, Halloran began.
"My good members of the House of Lords. While I was dozing, I believe that there has been talking of adopting a Bretonian Constitution. Have we become the House of Commons? We speak of 'Progressive Change' as if it is a term that is tossed about as a trite word to attract the attention of young hipsters. Change is serious. Change is often necessary. What we forget, however, is that change is not always necessary.
Change can also impede change, especially when there is change when no change is needed.
Are we saying that there is an issue with the crown at the moment that only a few of us are aware of? Perhaps there is an unknown plague that is spreading through halls of the Queen's palace, infecting inhabitants with a false sense of insecurity?
If there is no problem that our nation faces, why create change?
Mountbatten talks of protecting Old Traditions. What happened to the Tradition of a Monarchy unhindered by a piece of paper filled with laws and clauses that would make it difficult for her highness the Queen to eat? This is not the time for a change like this. Bretonia has stood the test of time because she has forged ahead with a Monarchy that is not afraid to take action.
The existence of this so called constitution will only do one thing, and that one thing is to prevent the Crown from adapting to difficulties it faces in the future. Who knows what will happen in the future? Should we need to change something, shall we rewrite the Constitution, then, friends? How long should we debate the changes for? Two weeks? Three? Make it a month.
By the end of that month, I'll surprised if we did not lose Graves to the Mollys or Harris to the bloody Kusarianese.
I, my friends and fellow members of the House, am not only a patriot to my nation, but a devout defender of our crown.
One thing that is essential to the defense of our nation is flexibility. Our stalwart defenses will eventually fall if we simply stand straight and allow the enemy to continuously pummel at our men. Adopting this constitution will only cause additional stress and argument that is utterly detrimental to flexibility of the Crown and its Monarch."
Halloran stopped for a second to chuckle.
"Gentlemen, consider your decisions carefully. Thank you.
With that, Halloran struggled to sit back down. Finding Mountbatten, in the crowd, Halloran smiled at the man. Nevertheless, the man's face remained confident and resolute, something that disturbed Halloran.
All men can be broken, thought Halloran. The only trouble was doing it legally.
Quote:[7:42:05 PM][6:51:36 PM] Igor (Smokey): btw terry
[6:51:48 PM] Terrance Cooper: Ye?
[6:52:00 PM] Igor (Smokey): nothin
[6:52:03 PM] Igor (Smokey): just sayin btw
[6:52:05 PM] Terrance Cooper: <_<
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